TABLE 2.
Data for select water-leachable chemical constituents by the Coccidioides sp. DNA
| Chemical | No. of samples | Median (interquartile range [IQR]) of: |
P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coccidioides-positive samples | Coccidioides-negative samples | |||
| Nitrate (mg/liter) | 207 | 2.12 (1.28–4.04) | 2.79 (1.52–4.84) | 0.143 |
| Dissolved organic C (mg/liter) | 207 | 4.35 (3.55–8.03) | 4.12 (3.64–7.08) | 0.616 |
| B (μg/liter) | 97 | 8 (6–12) | 6 (6–8) | 0.027 |
| Ca (μg/liter) | 205 | 4,460 (2,950–5,040) | 3,130 (1,620–4,380) | 0.003 |
| Fe (μg/liter) | 147 | 54 (29–99) | 45 (31–101) | 0.670 |
| K (μg/liter) | 205 | 3,970 (2,150–5,610) | 4,220 (3,310–5,750) | 0.085 |
| Mg (μg/liter) | 205 | 655 (509–973) | 475 (316–630) | <0.001 |
| Na (μg/liter) | 205 | 496 (338–1,610) | 293 (186–528) | 0.002 |
| S (μg/liter) | 202 | 196 (138–351) | 167.5 (118–244.5) | 0.135 |
| Si (μg/liter) | 205 | 944 (865–1,130) | 830 (727–997) | <0.001 |
a
Bold indicates a P value of <0.05.